This regional conference aims at generating a forum exchange on the various current Biosafety and biosecurity issues of concern at the global, regional, national and technical level.

Topics of discussion range from biorisk, bio-preparedness to sharing of scientific knowledge and technical issues of concern in the region. Special features include current hottest debate on Harnessing Sciences VS Bio Threat of multidiscipline, updates on new innovative biotechnology, duel use etc.

International biosafety experts and professionals from around the world will be speaking and sharing their knowledge and experiences. This conference will be a valuable opportunity for networking and be updated with the current development on biosafety and biosecurity uniquely to the Asia-Pacific region.

• Pre-conference workshop of regional interest, including designing containment facilities, requirements for Institutional Biosafety Committees etc
• Disease outbreak investigation and public health challenges in biosafety and biosecurity
• New and emerging technology – addressing long and short term challenges and threats
• Partnership in tackling international and regional biorisk issues from the perspective of bio- preparedness, bio-resources to dilemma between Bioethics, Biosafety, Biosecurity, etc
• Sustainable and cost-effective design for biological laboratories and animal facilities
• Regional and international updates, gap analysis and experience sharing and networking to develop global strategies in identifying and addressing biorisk

• Biosafety Professionals and practitioners
• Researchers and laboratory workers
• Biosafety Managers & Consultants
• Engineers and Architects
• Suppliers and Vendors
• Professionals interested in updates of biosafety and biosecurity
• Senior Administrations, Directors and Managers from healthcare industry, educational institutes, veterinary and other industry cluster

Call for Poster Presentation

We are inviting biosafety practitioners and professionals who wish to share their experiences and expertise to submit the abstract for poster presentation at the conference.

Please click on the button below for more details on submission of free paper and poster presentation.

2 days of exhibition booth space on conference days (19^th-20^th Sep 2019) Advertisement space in the program booklet, sponsorship of luncheon, coffee break and many more options to fit your expectation

Who should sponsor / exhibit?
Anyone who supplies, manufactures, provides services or products correlated to biomedical research or biological safety.

This is to announce that the A-PBA Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2019 will be held in conjunction with the A-PBA 14^th Biosafety Conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh (19 Sep 2019) details as below:

Proposed Agenda of AGM:

1. Adoption of the minutes of AGM 2018
2. Annual report from A-PBA EXCO Aug 2018 – Sep 2019
3. Presentation of Financial Year (FY) 2018 Report
4. Motion from EXCO – Nomination of 5 Country Representative in A-PBA Executive Council.
5. Members’ motions
6. Other matter & updates

A special members’ motion may be requested (by no less than 7 voting members) to be included in the agenda of the AGM by writing to the Secretary no later than 15 Sep 2018.

The AGM will start at 5.30pm sharp. Please be seated on time.

Note: Only active voting members (non-expiring individual membership) are allowed to vote at the AGM.